Longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized Sunday morning, according to his spokesperson.

McConnell’s spokesperson, Stephanie Penn, said in a brief statement the senator was hospitalized and was receiving “excellent care.”

Penn did not disclose why or where McConnell, 84, was hospitalized. His condition was not available ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Three Philadelphia police officers were wounded in a shooting late Saturday after an argument with a retired city firefighter escalated, and the man opened fire on them in the street, law enforcement sources and city officials said.

The gunman was killed by officers in response, officials said.

Police responded to reports of ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he is opposed to having Congress renew now-expired spy powers for U.S. intelligence agencies unless lawmakers also pass a controversial voter identification bill.

Trump’s fresh demand adds another barrier to efforts to renew powers under the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, which grants U.S. intelligence ...Read more

CHICAGO — A light 2-mile jog Sunday morning was all that stood between Joabe Barbosa and the finish line of a journey more than 5,000 miles long. His goal: to run every street in Chicago.

“I’m the first person to run every single street, every single dead-end,” Barbosa said. “I don’t know if I’m happy that I’m done, or if I’m ...Read more

July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church, but to social justice in the United States.

Saints exemplify “what it means to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and make a difference in the world...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly half of educator preparation programs are failing to adequately train future teachers in how to teach reading, according to a new report, even as states across the country have passed laws to overhaul reading instruction.

And in Pennsylvania, even more teacher preparation programs may be falling short, according to the ...Read more

BLACKDUCK, Minn. — This small northern Minnesota city surrounded by pines has had a Police Department since 1910, when there was a jail in City Hall and a constable walked the streets telling kids to get home at dark.

That long tradition of local policing faded years ago in Blackduck and it’s about to end altogether.

With just one squad ...Read more

When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about.

He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, when he left West Hartford to start his freshman year at American University in Washington, D.C., she expected his biggest challenge would be adjusting ...Read more

Jules Netherland traveled from her home in the Bronx to the New York state Capitol in Albany several times in the past few years, hoping to persuade the legislature to pass a medical aid in dying bill, allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with a lethal prescription.

She spoke at rallies. With other members of the advocacy ...Read more

Viktor Orban secured reelection as leader of Hungary’s Fidesz party on Saturday despite growing internal dissatisfaction following a historic electoral defeat.

The vote showed the former prime minister’s continued dominance within his party, even as support among the general populace has dwindled as Fidesz moves into opposition following ...Read more

A theft suspect was killed and two San Francisco Police officers were injured after they were run over by a motorist in the city's Nob Hill neighborhood.

The officers responded at 7:36 a.m. Friday to a reported theft at a Trader Joe's grocery store on California and Hyde streets, according to a statement by the Police Department. They attempted...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Last January, Spencer Pratt's house in Pacific Palisades was razed by the raging flames of the Palisades Fire. Now, there has been what he called a "very suspicious fire" in a building in the neighborhood's tony Highlands where he maintained an office for his crystals company.

Pratt, a former reality TV star who ran a high-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What began as an act of solidarity ultimately took a bitter turn for a National Park Service biologist.

After helping display a pink, white and blue transgender flag at El Capitan in May 2025, Shannon Joslin, who uses “they/them” pronouns, found themselves at the center of controversy, claiming they were wrongfully ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — State Sen. Erin Maye Quade couldn’t sleep after last June 14. She started mistaking the sound of her dishwasher for an intruder or passing headlights for someone at her front door.

Her name was on Vance Boelter’s list, same as former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman.

The killer had a long list of ...Read more